Genus Nymphaea L.


Summary
Genus number:
8329
Last updated:
1 August 2025
Family:
Nymphaeaceae
Common name(s):

water-lily
Accession count:

41 (9  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
  • conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Madrid ICN Art. 14.9 & App. III)
  • all accepted species are in GRIN


Synonyms
Synonym(s) Probable synonym(s)

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References:
  1. Borsch, T. et al. 2007. Phylogeny of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae): evidence from substitutions and microstructural changes in the chloroplast trnT‐trnF region. Int. J. Pl. Sci. 168:639-671.
  2. Conard, H. S. 1905. The waterlilies: a monograph of the genus Nymphaea. Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 4:1-279.
  3. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  4. Meeuse, B. J. D. & E. L. Schneider. 1980. Nymphaea revisited: a preliminary communication. Israel J. Bot. 28:65-79.
  5. Moseley, M. F. 1961. Morphological studies of the Nymphaeaceae. II. The flowers of Nymphaea. Bot. Gaz. 122:233-259.
  6. Wiersema, J. H. 1988. Reproductive biology of Nymphaea (Nymphaeaceae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75:795-804.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=8329. Accessed 11 May 2026.